James J. Peters VA Medical Center
| James J. Peters VA Medical Center | |
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| Veterans Health Administration | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Kingsbridge, Bronx, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°52′02″N 73°54′22″W / 40.86732525°N 73.90614128°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Veterans Health Administration |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Icahn School of Medicine, North Central Bronx Hospital[1] |
| Network | Veterans Integrated Service Networks 2: VA NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network |
| Services | |
| Beds | 311 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
| Other links | Hospitals in New York City |
The James J. Peters VA Medical Center, (also known as the Bronx Veterans Hospital), is a US Department of Veterans Affairs hospital complex located at 130 West Kingsbridge Road, the Bronx. Opened as United States Veterans' Hospital no. 81 on April 15, 1922.[2][3][4]
The Bronx Veterans hospital was renamed after James J. Peters in 2002.[5] Peters, a US Army veteran, was patient of the Bronx Veterans Hospital who founded several organizations to address the needs of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, including the United Spinal Association (originally known as the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association).[6]
The James J. Peters VA Medical Center is the headquarters of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks New York/New Jersey VA Health Care Network ("VISN 2").[7] This network is also the parent network to VA New York Harbor Healthcare System.
The Fisher House Foundation is building two Fisher houses on the James J. Peters VA Medical Center grounds in 2018.[8]
The campus falls under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police.
Personnel
- Rosalyn Sussman Yalow - Nobel laureate. Collaborated with Solomon Berson to develop radioimmunoassay (RIA).[9]
- Solomon Berson - Collaborated with Rosalyn Sussman Yalow to develop radioimmunoassay (RIA).
- Shimon Glick - Worked in the laboratory of Berson and Yalow. Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben Gurion University.[10]
- Ludwik Gross - Director of the Cancer Research Division. Isolated murine polyomavirus.
- Paul R. Cunningham - Surgeon. Later dean of Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.
- David B. Levine - Orthopaedic surgeon. Various positions at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
- Charles S. Lieber - Clinical nutritionist. Known for research into excess alcohol consumption and cirrhosis of the liver.[11]
- Victor Herbert - hematologist. Worked in the Nutrition Research Laboratory. Known for folate and megaloblastic anemia research.
- Nicholas J. Cifarelli - Nephrology. Later pioneered the first Bioethics Advisory Committee in the United States.
- Kenneth Sterling - Director of the protein research laboratory. Later made significant discoveries on thyroid hormone activation.
- Giulio Maria Pasinetti - Director of the Translational Neuroscience Laboratories. Known for neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine.
Deaths of notable people
- Ronald Hearn - United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty on July 25, 1988
- Eric Burroughs - American stage and radio actor.
- Timothy Wright - Grammy-nominated gospel singer and pastor.[12]
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See Also
- Veterans Health Administration
- United Spinal Association
- VA New York Harbor Healthcare System
- Ron Kovic - patient in 1968.[13] Author of Born on the Fourth of July
- Born on the Fourth of July (film) - film based on Ron Kovic's autobiography
References
- ^ "ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) 1403531517 - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Bronx) Program". apps.acgme.org. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Veterans' Hospital Opens in the Bronx - Archbishop Hayes and Group of Prominent Persons Attend Dedication Exercises - Beds Provided for 1,000 - Radio Consultation Conducted With Physician on Ship Seventy-Five Miles Away". New York Times. April 16, 1922. p. 23. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "About the James J. Peters VA Medical Center". va.gov. United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "VA locations". va.gov. United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths PETERS, JAMES J." The New York Times. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Bodner, Donald R; Murphy, Carolann (October 2009). "Pioneer in Advocacy: The Legacy of James J. Peters". The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 32 (5): 501–502. ISSN 1079-0268. PMC 2792456. PMID 20025146. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ 2, VISN. "New York/New Jersey VA Health Care Network". www.visn2.va.gov. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has numeric name (help) - ^ "Bronx Fisher Houses I & II". www.fisherhouse.org. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ Gellene, Denise (1 June 2011). "Rosalyn S. Yalow, 89, Nobel Physicist". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Western immigrants honored at Knesset award ceremony". The Times of Israel.
- ^ Altman, Lawrence K. (March 10, 2009). "Charles Lieber, Studied Alcohol as Toxin, Is Dead at 78". The New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
- ^ "PASSINGS". Los Angeles Times. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Kovic, Ron (27 September 2007). "Born on the Fourth of July: The Long Journey Home :: PEJ News". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
Most of them were not even born when I came home wounded to the Bronx V.A. (hospital) in 1968.
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